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DallasNE

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3. The Rule Of Thumb

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Tue Nov 11, 2025, 01:53 PM

Nov 11

Is that it takes 150,000 new jobs every month to keep up with population growth.

Somebody reported last week that 2025 has seen a negative 1 million jobs created.

For the first 10 months, that means that we are a negative 2.5 million jobs below what is necessary to absorb the growing population. And it will only get worse.

Tell us again, Trump, how much better off we are now than when he took the oath of office. This is the data, by the way, that the Fed used to justify the 25 basis point drop in interest rates, in spite of the risiing inflation. Hello, stagflation.

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The private sector shed jobs in late October, new ADP data show [View all] BumRushDaShow Nov 11 OP

Wait a sec Miguelito Loveless Nov 11 #1

The latest BLS jobs report, and the ADP monthly report for October that is in the excerpt progree Nov 11 #2

The Rule Of Thumb DallasNE Nov 11 #3

"Somebody reported"? progree Nov 11 #4

A Similar Report Using 1 Million Figure DallasNE Nov 11 #6

Thanks for the link. But those are not net job cuts, i.e. jobs lost minus jobs created progree Wednesday #7

Where are all the trillions coming from that's propping up an obviously failing economy? wolfie001 Nov 11 #5